{"product_id":"a-blink-of-the-screen-terry-pratchett","title":"A Blink of the Screen (Terry Pratchett)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-have collection of shorter fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld novels. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of one of the world's best-loved authors. \u003ci\u003eA Blink of the Screen\u003c\/i\u003e charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the \u003ci\u003eBucks Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e; to the origins of his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Carpet People\u003c\/i\u003e; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the Discworld series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFront cover may vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett\u003c\/b\u003e was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Magic, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e www.terrypratchettbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 368 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807864758621,"sku":"K068750728","price":13.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6875072800001A.jpg?v=1788494314","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-blink-of-the-screen-terry-pratchett","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}